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1780:
The Industrial Revolution of the 18th and early 19th Centuries changed society forever.
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1776:
The Declaration of Independence and the eight-year war that achieved its aims marked the birth of America as a nation.
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1765:
James Watt’s steam engine had an huge influence on the Industrial Revolution and the development of the modern world.
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1666:
The Great Fire of London began in the early hours of Sunday September 2, 1666, in the shop of baker Thomas Farynor.
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1620:
The Pilgrim Fathers were not quite the first British settlers in America - but they were the first to thrive.
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1605:
The Gunpowder Plot was hatched by a group of prominent Catholics who regarded King James I as a traitor.
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1889:
When the Football Association sanctioned a switch to professionalism it unleashed pandemonium
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1850:
Most of us take the humble fridge for granted but it is an invention which had a huge impact on the modern world
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1796:
English Doctor Edward Jenner performed the first vaccination in 1796 and was met with wide public scepticism
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1940:
The Blitz was Adolf Hitler's attempt to crush Britain's spirit during World War Two with a massive bombing campaign
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1926:
Television is one of the greatest technological advances of the 20th century
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1859:
Charles Darwin was the first scientist to produce a detailed theory of evolution in his book On The Origin Of Species
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1846:
THE invention of anaesthetics was a huge leap forward for medicine and health enabling routine surgery
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1705:
Almost 300 years after his death, Sir Isaac Newton is still a household name thanks to his theories on gravity
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1512:
The Renaissance was an astonishing period of artistic achievement between the 14th and 16th centuries
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776 BC:
Beginning in 776 BC the Olympics thrived for more than 1,000 years
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81,000 BC:
When modern humans first evolved around 200,000 years ago, they lived entirely in Africa
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5m BC:
Walking on two legs has proved fundamental to mankind's supremacy on Earth
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